SB0603Introduced in the Senate
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to higher education.
Introduced by Paul Bailey, District 15
What does this bill do?
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Official description
As introduced, requires the Tennessee student assistance corporation to submit an annual report, by July 31 each year, to legislative committees having jurisdiction over postsecondary education detailing, for each of the five immediately preceding academic years for which the corporation awarded scholarships, the amount appropriated by the general assembly for the scholarship program, the total number of scholarship applications received by the corporation, the total number of scholarship recipients, and the average scholarship award amount. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Where it stands
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
April 21, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 · March 12, 2025
9
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
9 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Lowe | 1 | Yes |
| Rusty Crowe | 3 | Yes |
| Dawn White | 13 | Yes |
| Mark Pody | 17 | Yes |
| Ferrell Haile | 18 | Yes |
| Bill Powers | 22 | Yes |
| Kerry Roberts | 23 | Yes |
| Joseph Hensley | 28 | Yes |
| Raumesh Akbari | 29 | Yes |
Bill history
Filed for introduction
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/12/2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
Sponsor(s) Added.
Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
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